A few weeks ago we started a series of recommendations for traveling by motorhome through the "Most beautiful towns in Spain" speaking of the most outstanding places in Andalusia, Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura and the Mediterranean. Today we complete the series advancing through the rest of the autonomous communities to have the complete vision of the most charming places within our country. Have you already decided route for this summer?
Through the center of the peninsula: Madrid and Castilla y León
If we are looking for inland trips, the center of the peninsula offers us different options included in the “Most beautiful towns in Spain” list. In the Region of Madrid, the only locality that holds this title is Chinchón. Its picturesque architecture, with intricate alleys, its Castle of the Counts and a wide gastronomic offer, among other charms, made it deserving of the distinction as Historic Artistic Complex more than 45 years ago. Of course, do not leave without trying their typical products, especially anise.
We continue climbing and we enter the community of Castilla y Leon, one of the most representatives in this select list, a total of 23. Among all of them, we want to highlight Maderuelo (in Segovia), La Alberca (in Salamanca) and Puebla de Sanabria (in Zamora).
Get to the Maderuelo town it's like going back in time. Surrounded by Linares reservoir, the Segovian town has Muslim and medieval remains. And if you like the world of the Templars, you can find noble houses with their symbols. For his part, The swimming pool It is found in Salamanca sierra of france and it was the first declared town Historic Artistic Set. Its labyrinthine structure, the arcades and an architecture that brings together the Christian, Islamic and Judaic cultures are more than attractive enough to visit. And we finish the tour with another Artistic Historical Set, this time in the province of Zamora: Puebla de Sanabria . In addition to the uniqueness of its monuments and its careful architecture, we can take advantage to get closer to the Sanabria Lake Natural Park, where we will visit the largest glacial lake in the Iberian peninsula.
Aragon, La Rioja and Navarra
We continue our visit to inland villages visiting the most beautiful towns in Aragon, La Rioja and Navarra.
Aragon has 13 towns in the list and, of them, we are going to keep three: Albarracín, Aínsa and Alquézar. Of the latter, we speak to you in this article about romantic getaways on Valentine's Day and you can get to know him better there. AlbarracínFor its part, it has a spectacular old town at almost 1.200 meters of altitude. The Teruel town is so spectacular that it is proposal to be declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Regarding AinsaLocated in the province of Huesca, you will love its stone architecture and its narrow streets framed in the walled city. In addition, it is very close to the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park and the Cañones y Sierra de Guara Natural Park, two nature shows that you should not miss.
Of the four towns of The Rioja included in this "club", we are left with Sajazarra, in the Haro region and surrounded by vineyard land. Its imposing castle, the stone houses and some curiosities, such as the dragon hovering by the city hall buildingThey are well worth a visit.
And in Navarre We can visit the only town ranked among the most beautiful in Spain: Ujué, a set of narrow and labyrinthine streets, with houses built and preserved with limestone, which take us back to medieval times.
From the Basque Country to Galicia, a coastal route through some of the most beautiful towns
We continue our tour of the autonomous coastal communities, from the Basque Country to Galicia. Although, in reality, the first town we are going to talk about is located in the interior of Álava. Is about Laguardia, the only Basque town that appears in this list, and that represents the wine tradition from the Rioja Alavesa. The town maintains the urban layout of the medieval villages, with narrow and long streets. As a curiosity, most of the houses have underground cellars, some of which can be visited. And for wine and architecture lovers, on the outskirts of town is the Marques de Riscal winery, designed by the Canadian Frank Gehry and author also of the building of the Guggenheim Museum, in Bilbao.
We pass to Cantabria, a region that has 6 towns in the list, of which we are left with two: Lierganes and Pots. The first has been declared of national historical-artistic interest since 1978 and concentrates a valuable classicist architecture from the XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries. His greatest curiosity is his connection to Legend of the Fish-Man, represented in a statue next to the beautiful stone bridge. But if you want to know it, you must visit this beautiful town. As to JarsLocated in the heart of the Liébana valley and surrounded by a spectacular landscape, it is one of the most charming towns in Cantabria. If you go there, do not stop tasting their Liebaniego stew!
Continuing along the Cantabrian ledge, we come to Asturias, with three locations included in the select club of "Most beautiful towns in Spain". Of them, we are left with Lastres (or Llastres, in Asturian), a fishing village that you will fall in love with since you set foot in it. Of course, we highly recommend that you taste their fish.
And finally in Galicia, with three towns included in the list, we stayed in Put on maceira, in the province of A Coruña. Obligatory passage of the Camino de SantiagoHighlights its great Romanesque bridge, built over the Tambre in the XNUMXth century, taking advantage of the pillars of another previous Roman building.
A walk around the islands
We finish our tour visiting the two archipelagos, the balearic and the canary. In the Balearic Islands it has three locations on the list, of which we are left with Alcudiawhere the archaeological remains of the Roman city of Pol·lèntia, in addition to two walls, one medieval and the other Renaissance, without forgetting, of course, its beaches and cliffs.
And of the (also) three towns included in the list of the most beautiful, we highlight Tejeda, a town located a huge sinking boiler, in the middle of an absolutely spectacular landscape, with very unique basaltic monoliths. If you have a sweet tooth, you cannot stop try the "bienmesabe" and other desserts made with almonds, a tree that abounds in the area.
And so we end our recommendations to make a beautiful route in motorhome for the different corners that populate Spain. Remember that you can rent your motorhome or camper at Autocaravan Express to enjoy a dream vacation. Get in contact with us!